fly high

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flahy hahy]
- /flaɪ haɪ/
- /flaɪ haɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy hahy]
- /flaɪ haɪ/

Definitions of fly high words

adjective fly high having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall. 1
adjective fly high having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high. 1
adjective fly high situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge. 1
adjective fly high exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color. 1
adjective fly high expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high. 1
adjective fly high exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society. 1

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Origin of fly high

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English heigh, variant of hegh, hey, heh, Old English hēah, hēh; cognate with Dutch hoog, Old High German hoh (German hoch), Old Norse hār, Swedish hög, Gothic hauhs, Lithuanian kaũkas swelling, kaukarà hill

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Parts of speech for Fly high

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fly high popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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